Expertise for Mortgage Warehouse Lenders Consulting. Technology. Information. Strategies for Successful Fraud Mitigation Friday, February 16 th, 2007 4:00pm EST 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc.
1 in every 200 mortgage loans contains material misrepresentations that result in financial fraud or repurchase loss. BasePoint Analytics 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 2
The Fraud Matrix Fraud for Housing Fraud for Profit Individual Borrower or Organization or Warehouse Staff Collusion - Misrepresentation Forgery Credit - Collateral - Identity People Process Technology Industry 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 3
Have Experienced and Knowledgeable Staff Perform Fraud Awareness Training Common Borrower and Originator Fraud Schemes Recognizing Red Flags Geographic Hot Spots Require Mortgage Technical Education Appraisal Techniques Analyzing Credit Reports Proper Closing Procedures Promote Techniques for Internet Data Mining 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 4
Anticipating, Modeling and Preventing Risk Events are More Effective than After-the the-fact Inspection and Damage Control Establish Formal Policies and Procedures for Originator and Loan Review Incorporate Recourse Agreements with Originators and Closing Agents Verify Originator, Closing Agent and Appraiser Licensing Integrate External Database Validation and Research Tools Monitor for Changes in Volume and Product and Behaviour Enforce Disciplined Underwriting/Review Utilize Risk-Based Quality Control 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 5
Use Fraud Detection Technology Wisely and Know its Limitations Of the top 15 red flags only 25% are caught by automated tools 90% respondents reported they used at least one technological tool on about 50% of their loans at a cost of $100 per loan, however fraud was reduced by less than 25% Automated Tools = More False Positives = More Human Review = Added Cost and Time = Results Possibly Being Ignored 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 6
Use Operational Technology to Streamline the Process Integrate Identity, Credit, and Property Fraud Databases Utilize Comprehensive Operational Control Systems Monitor Collateral Movement and Document Exceptions Incorporate Automated Prefunding Review and Validation Establish Fraud Metrics based on Quantitative Analysis 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 7
Rely on Expert Industry Resources Professional Associations Governmental Agencies Technology Vendors Legal Counsel SRG Warehouse Information Network sm 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 8
People Process Technology Industry Resources 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 9
The tide going out leaves the rocks on the shore. Anon 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 10
Thank You for your time today! Summary of Topics Have experienced and knowledgeable staff Anticipating, modeling and preventing risk events are more effective than after-the the-fact inspection and damage control Use fraud detection technology wisely and know its limitations Use operational technology to streamline the process Rely on expert industry resources 2007 Street Resource Group, Inc. (770) 390-3000 www.streetresource.com Fraud Mitigation Strategy Seminar Page 11
Expertise for Mortgage Warehouse Lenders Consulting. Technology. Information. For more information, please contact: Stanley M. Street sstreet@streetresource.com (770) 390-3000 3000